merle
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Etymology 1 [edit]
From the taxonomic name; from Latin turdus (“thrush”) and merula (“blackbird”), giving rise to the French merle, from Proto-Indo-European *ams- (“black, blackbird”), see also Breton moualch (“ouzel”), Welsh mwyalch (“blackbird, thrush”), English ouzel
Noun [edit]
merle (plural merles)
- The European blackbird Turdus merula; any blackbird.
Etymology 2 [edit]
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merle (uncountable)
- A type of mottled colouration on dogs.
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Etymology [edit]
From Latin merula.
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merle m (plural merles)
- blackbird (Turdus merula)
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merle f
- Plural form of merla
